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Incredible story of how 15-year-old boy rescued 2 abused girls from Boko Haram (PICTURED)
by Akan Ido With information not readily available about the living condition of Boko Haram members in the thick forests of North east Nigeria, a 15-year-old boy's experience as a…
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Perry Brimah: Negotiating with terrorists? Let the parents decide
by Perry Brimah We also strongly advise you not to listen to advice from any so-called northern leaders. Many of those who shout loudest and come forward to make suggestions…
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Boko Haram’s link with Al-Qaeda has been established – Pres. Hollande
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande has linked the Boko Haram Islamic militant sect with Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist group. While speaking at…
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Dele Momodu: A birthday plea for our girls
by Dele Momodu What would have been a marvellous birthday for me on May 16 was torpedoed by some kill-joys yesterday. I had looked forward to a wonderful gift…
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Muhammadu Buhari: On our economy and security – Nigeria should have one narrative on Boko Haram
by Muhammadu Buhari The way out of poverty is to get people to work. Workers should earn reasonable wages for their work and farmers reasonable prices for their produce. The…
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Bamidele Aturu: Chibok – The Commander in Chief chickens out
by Bamidele Aturu I am saddened, disappointed and embarrassed that the President could not damn the security report and visit the people of Chibok four weeks after the unfortunate abduction…
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Ayomikun Soyombo: We will not forget Aunty Oby (Poetry)
by Ayomikun Soyombo To mama Obyezeks. And several women who have chosen to stand. As you bleed Nigeria sees all. As you labour beneath the clouds so dark. Your courage…
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Opinion: Dame Patience, Shettima and the incongruous tears
by Funmilola Ajaja And while this unsolicited drama between the 2 First Ladies unfolds, governor Shettima was also pictured, sobbing, in Maiduguri when he received protesters from Chibok, who invaded…
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Abimbola Adelakun: What will Nigeria do after Boko Haram?
by Abimbola Adelakun Yes, Boko Haram will end one day but the seed of terrorism will continue to germinate if we let the country remain vulnerable to the sort of…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: How do we get out of Chibok?
by Olusegun Adeniyi However, at the end of the day, the ultimate lesson of this tragedy is that we should not have gotten to Chibok in the first place. But we…
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Nigeria, others commence operations to rescue abducted Chibok schoolgirls
File photo by Akan Ido Mike Omeri, the Coordinator of the National Information Centre has announced the commencement of operations to rescue the missing schoolgirls kidnapped a month ago in…
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Opinion: Beaming the spotlight on the Nigerian media
by Aduratomi Bolade Many Nigerians, particularly on social media and on many radio talk shows, have vilified the media for failing to take the lead in the coverage of…
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“These are our daughters and we have to get them back” – Okonjo-Iweala speaks to Yahoo! News Katie Couric (READ)
by Isi Esene Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Finance Minister and Coordinator of the Nigerian Economy as spoken about the callous abduction of over 230 girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram…
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Okey Ndibe: What do APC, Nigerian leaders stand for?
by Okey Ndibe Yet, the APC’s initial temptation was to make political capital out of the unfolding crisis. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is now frequently called Nigeria’s main opposition…
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Adaobi Okwy: A poem for the lost girls of Chibok (Y! Superblogger)
by Adaobi Okwy They didn’t ask about my dreams. Even though I was taken from my school.. They didn’t ask about my crush. Though that would have been my grave.…
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Photo of the Day: This is how to fight the Nigerian police… to a standstill
by Isi Esene Fighting for your right in Nigeria is never an easy task and taking on about 50 fully armed policemen in the centre of Abuja is no less…
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“My husband and I are outraged and heartbroken”: Michelle Obama speaks on Chibok schoolgirls abduction (READ)
by Akan Ido US First Lady, Michelle Obama today delivered the White House weekly address attracting even more attention to the plight of over 230 girls abducted from their school…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: World Economic Forum on Africa in the shadow of Chibok
by Olusegun Adeniyi How do you tackle national insecurity under such a cynical (some would say, comical) atmosphere and how do you reposition the economy when a great majority of…
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Opinion: Before they kidnap our children
by Henry Jacob I watched in astonishment the first lady accusing the Chibok school person of not providing adequate security for the students, that’s preposterous I exclaimed. How can a…
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Waziri Adio: We are now all from Chibok
by Waziri Adio Also, now that Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, Malala Yousafzai, and others including Western NGOs and media organisations have helped to internationalise the…
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Chude Jideonwo: My country, the schizophrenic Nigeria
by Chude Jideonwo At the same time I sit on the board of Enough is Enough Nigeria, which is passionately, angrily demanding that the world cancels the World Economic Forum on…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: Boko Haram and the Chibok affair – The emerging and uncomfortable facts
by Femi Fani-Kayode That is what those that are the secret supporters and sponsors of Boko Haram are doing and attempting to achieve. They are also interested in furthering the…
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Opinion: Chibok abduction – Confronting an intricate cruelty
by Vincent Okwuanya Expecting the heavens to handle every governmental or human ineptitude tantamount to a desperate “Deus ex machina” mentality, which would most likely not be rewarded. Onye sikwa ma…
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Ohimai Amaize: Nigeria, terror and the #hashtag generation
by Ohimai Amaize Nigeria is bleeding. Only the wicked can feign ignorance of the fact that we are under siege by enemies of our commonwealth and nationhood. Irrespective…
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Bola Tinubu: Nigeria bleeds and it needs all of us
by Bola Tinubu Boko Haram is the greatest security challenge to Nigerian since the civil war some forty years ago. We stridently oppose Boko Haram because the Nigeria it craves…
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Opinion: The lost maidens of Chibok cry out in pain (Poetry)
by Adekoya Boladale The monsters appeared as guards of the Kings In the royal robe of leaves and dust we greeted them with smile Our souls were filled with comfort…
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‘It’s a war against all mothers’: Actress, Mercy Johnson wants the missing Chibok schoolgirls back alive (READ)
by Akan Ido In view of the ongoing outcry for the release of hundreds of abducted schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has also come out to…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The Haramites of Boko and their sponsors from the North west
by Femi Fani-Kayode At this juncture one is compelled to ask the following question: how much more can we take before the centre fails to hold and everything falls…
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Chimamanda Adichie: The president I want
by Chimamanda Adichie I want President Jonathan to be consumed, utterly consumed, by the state of insecurity in Nigeria. I want him to make security a priority, and make it seem like…
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How we jumped out of Boko Haram truck – Escaped pupils narrate ordeal (PICTURED)
by Akan Ido It has been up to 3 weeks that men believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect attacked the Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, abducting…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy